John Marshall High School - Lex Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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from Adams High School, joined the Senior Social Studies staff, while Mrs. Cathy Witte was a new addition to the Business Education department after the closure of Washington-Monroe. Mr. Roche taught two senior classes as well as working closely with the coun- seling department in a special pro- gram. l really enjoy working with such a friendly staff, and particularly with the cooperative students, he re- marked. mzmm ,,-.u.,,,.,,M U'-fw-wmg.,,mwWm E I you for future decisions, such as voting and social problems. Darrell White iw.: .N fl .tsWttcWMMgcscg iswr is WORKING TOGETHER in Social Studies makes the assignment easier for Garry Britt and Lamont Merris. THUMBING THROUGH magazine articles to finish her General Business assignment is diligent student Vicki Newman. FIDING IT DlFFlCULTto concentrate during first band Ll.S. History is Junior Belinda Noguez. Social Studies ' Business Social Studies prepares

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Students Gain Insight Into Taxes, Government Two departments at Marshall were designed to prepare students for the busy, bureaucratic life in America. Business Education and Social Studies introduced many issues and skills nec- essary to function in the modern world. Politics played an important role in the life of every American, and the So- cial Studies department delved into past events as well as modern day cri- ses to develop an awareness in stu- dents toward their role in life. Discus- E Laura Tiger, as she compares ideas with Soc ies teacher Dale Peretti. STCIDYING American culture is Quong An. ln addi- tion to learning about our culture, ESL students brought with them from Asia an interesting heritage of their own. DISCUSSING WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS is ial Stud- sions centered on topics such as the energy shortage, foreign policy and the threat of nuclear war. On the local scene, a mock election for governor was held in each of the Senior Social Studies classes and the senior Research Scholars participated in the Youth Legislature in Salem with other Oregon high school students. Also, mock job interviews with a repre- sentative from the ESCO Corporation involved several students. One of the Junior Social Studies ' Business participants, Senior Denise Hill, com mented, l learned some very valuable tips which will help me in future jol: interviews. Perhaps as important to a citizer was the valuable business knowledge gained through the Business Educatior department. This year, more students learned how to use computers as twc new SR-80 computers were purchased. Both departments welcomed new staff additions. Mike Roche, a teacher

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Reasoning Calculations, Formulas, Constitute Learning Memorizing formulas, performing experiments, and calculating density were just a few of the challenging tasks approached by Marshall's math and science students. These experiments proved to be useful to students after their high school years. ln addition to the challenges and use- fulness the science and math depart- ments offered, they also experienced several changes this year. Mr. Les Bisbee retired from Marshall at Christmas, after teaching science classes at the school since it first opened in 1960. Bisbee was much ap- preciated by his students, according to Freshman Teri Grant. Mr. Bisbee was always ready to help us anytime we had problems, she commented. Another science instructor, Mr. John Hughes, returned second quarter after an early fall absence. His class load changed considerably from his normal schedule of biology classes. Mr. Hughes is a good teacher and l'm really glad he's back, commented Ju- nior Shelley Regimbal. ln the math department, innovative ideas were expressed by the computer math classes. They were required to come up with an advanced computer program. This project included all of the knowledge accumulated during the year. Don Wyler, for instance, pro- grammed a craps game, Sean Loth a dog race, and Greg Worden a roulet game. fr NEW INSTRUCTOR Pat McCormick explains the day's assignment to his General Math students. MEASURING OUT components in their chemistry experiment are Sophomore Zaxaro Kokkoris and Jen- nifer Curran. Math ' Science V 9? av ' it WZ